Strep Poems

Lower Respiratory Infection

...pretty sure I have strep throat
try to doctor myself for a week
miss two days of work
expected to miss one day

kill myself doing double work the next two days
exhausted on the weekend, sleep m...

Johnny Depp

...Johnny Depp had a stonking step 
That caused shiver like a strep 
Once a pirate, captain of the black pearl 
His charm caused his fans to twirl

ABCD Clerihew Poetry Contest 
2nd place...

I Still Feel Under the Weather Today April 2nd, 2023

...I still feel under the weather today April 2nd, 2023

Unseen enemy invades my body 
with platoon of green berets air
rating, and enfilading immune system viz 
Hib bully knock and sock kin me 
c...

Quagmire

...I walked the shape of a square
Inside of a circle.
I brought shrimp to a lobster fest.
This morning I woke up
With someone else's nose.
My niece is stuck in an elevator
With no  shoes or sox.
...

I Loathe Feeling Under the Weather

...I loathe feeling under the weather...,

especially when nasty elephant 
(named Thomas the pachyderm)
stomping to break loose courtesy tether,
where antibodies of mine 
struggle to band together...

Z Is An Entertainment Committee of One

...Z is an entertainment committee of one.
Party does not get started until she arrives.
Rest of us tell stories about Z.
Filling up the restaurant with laughter.
We keep looking at the door, expect...

Deft Star Student and Beloved Dynamic Daughter Upon Her Twenty Fourth Birthday

...Deft "star student" and beloved dynamic daughter upon her twenty fourth birthday

I suppose... see:)?

twas approximately early/mid March
nineteen ninety six begat your fate
obstetrics and gyne...

At the Pediatrician's

...Unexpected sickness;
Kids were home from school.
Took them to the doctor;
That’s the current rule.

Crayons in the waiting room;
Coloring and calm.
Cartoons in the background
Acting like a to...

Defining Truth Defies Das Democratic Thinker In the Age of Trump

..."FAKE" assertions unstoppably
bandied with beef,
(sans doughty deeds done dirt cheap)
courtesy of commander in chief
trumpeted as a way to backout,

embarrassment analogous to the thief
of Bag...

Halibats Are the Worst of the Worst

...Halibats are the worst of the worst, for they steal purses, 
and they wear your lipstick.
But they are sneaky about it, so you put it on too,
not realizing you are going to get their germs.
They ...

Measles

...Measles, mumps and chicken pox,
Insidious diseases,
Were all a part of childhood,
Paired with earaches, strep and sneezes.

But that was many years ago
And scientists have found
The vaccinatio...

I Am No Doctor But

...I am no doctor but I think when someone comes in
who has had strep throat 13, 728 times, you might
want to do a test.

I am no doctor, but I think when you tell someone
good for you - you have n...

Where On Earth

...(not that ye wondered, 
but simply tubby like totally tubularly clear
The Epic of Gilgamesh will not be extolled here).

Though thoroughly well mapped, parsed,
     scrutinized vibrant wonders z...

Amazon Does Not Give Me My Fix

...It's 4:07 a.m.
This week I have had a virus, two asthma episodes, a biopsy, and I have traveled over 600 miles to see 6 grandchildren who got strep throat before my return.
I have been playing catc...

About Bottles of Beer In the Wall

...
There are drunks in the parking lot of the mall.
They keep singing about bottles of beer in the wall.
No longer am I able to stand it all.
These bums don’t sound like a choir to me.
They are...

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